Jones Bill Fought by Filipinos Across Pacific Trade
A Manila and San Francisco report say the Jones Shipping bill threatens Philippine independence and favors American shipping, sparking protests led by Manuel Quezon. Filipinos argue the act imposes costs, blocks local growth, and tightens colonial control, while American firms warn of competing powers and a Pacific trade battleground.
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Paul N. Wilson
San Francisco
Philippines
The
United
Philippine Senate
Aiready On
Pacific
Army Retail Store Slashes U S Army Store Stock Prices
The Stacy Street Army store issues definite orders to clear remaining male apparel and gear at reduced prices this week. Items include roast beef cans, hats, swabs, saddles, field shoes, Kodak film tanks, and reclaimed shirts with varied markdowns across multiple sizes and quantities.
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U. S. Army
C. R. Me
United States Army
Stacy
Griffith Appointed Master of Curacao Succeeds Retiring Captain
Captain John Griffith, longtime Seattle navigator and former Panama Canal pilot, named master of the Pacific Steamship Company's steamship Curacao. He replaces Captain R. Paulson who retires.Vice President and General Manager A F Hianes announced the appointment. Griffith will leave Thursday to join the Curacao.
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John Griffith
Seattle Oy Pet
Panama Canal
R. Paulson
Pacific Steamship Company
Curacao
A. F. Hianes
Griffith
Admiral Line
Seattle
Oldest Veteran to Vote for Harding in Lexington
Capt. Stephen S. Cole age 94 the oldest federal employee and Camp Nelson National Cemetery superintendent for 26 years is described as an enthusiastic Harding supporter. He praises Harding as an ideal candidate and predicts his victory based on wartime service.
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Lexington
United States
Stephen S. Cole
Harding
Cole
National Cemetery
Camp Nelson
Remarriage Ban Condemned In Westminster Sermon
In a Westminster Abbey sermon Archdeacon Charlies denounced a church proposal to bar remarriage after divorce. He argued that treating marriage as indissoluble even with guilt is a misreading of gospel authority. Dr Wei Bing Chen, Shanghai editor, visited the China Club and described China’s cabinet as progressive amid recent clashes near Beijing.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Charlies
Wei Bing Chen
Shanghai
China
China Club
Peking
Sale Terms For US Ships Announced By Shipping Board
The Shipping Board set terms for selling merchant ships to private buyers. Purchases require 10 percent cash, five percent every six months for two years, then 70 percent in 10 years with five percent interest. Subsequent payments may draw dividends from operation profits after current instalments. Minimum prices are fixed by vessel type and tonnage, with depreciation adjustments after two years.
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Washington
United States
The
Shipping Board
Great Lakes
Submarine Corporation
American International Ship‘building Corporation
Skinner & Eddy
Griffco and Griffin Launches Mark Seattle Shipyard’s Summer Debut
The Griffco, a 2250 ton steel steamship built for James Griffiths & Sons, will be launched at 7 PM from J F Duthie & Co in Seattle. A sister ship, the Griffin, follows in three weeks. Both ships serve coastwise routes to Alaska and British Columbia with towing gear and aft machinery.
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Seattle
East Waterway
J. F. Duthie & Co
Griffco
James Griffiths & Sons
Pioneer Shipping House
Griffiths Company
Albert V. Griffiths
James Griffiths
Shipping Board
Capt Charles Ames Dies at Sea In New South Wales
Captain Charles Ames master of the Bell Buckle and veteran Pacific coast mariner died July 27 in Newcastle New South Wales. He lived in Seattle for 40 years and sailed on Pacific routes for four decades. He was known from Alaska to the West Coast ports.
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Charles Ames
Bell Buckle
Pacific Coast Mariner
Newcastle
New South Wales
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Alaskan
Weert Coast
Eastern Soldier Will Load Aug 24
The 10,590 ton steamer Fant ern Soldier built in Japan for the United States merchant marine arrived in Seattle this month and will begin loading miscellaneous cargo on Puget Sound for New York on August 24. General Steamship corporation named agent for the vessel.
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Japan
United States Merchant Marine
Seattle
Puget Sound
New York
General Steamship Corporation
Lead Stocks Open to Slight Losses on Moderate Buying
New York stocks opened with solid buying yet led by major issues slipping marginally. United States Steel opened at 864, down 4. Bethlehem Motors slid sharply after liquidation, while American Linseed and Retail Stores posted small gains. The afternoon market was steady with mixed results across leading firms.
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New York
Sceues
United States Steel
Southern Railway
Wi American Smelting
Mexican Petroleum
Nubber
Retaf Stores
Northern Pacific
Baldwin
Reading
Texas Company
Up & Southern Pacific
Bethlehem “Tr
Bethlehem Motors
Tssue
Bethlehem Motora
Pierce-Arrow
Sinclair
Studebaker
American
New York Evening Sun
Financial Review
Honda
United States
Haldwin
Captain Hansen Returns to Seattle After Norway Visit
Captain Charles Hansen arrives in Seattle renewing interest in the Northwest. He commands the Pacific Steamship liner Admiral Schley and spent four months with his parents in Norway before returning Sunday.
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Seattle
The
Northwest
Charles Hansen
Pacific Steamship Company
Admiral Schley
Norway
Boatswain Nabbed With Moonshine on Melrose
Port Angeles reports Boatswain Johanson of the four masted schooner Melrose being searched after shore leave. Two bottles of Hawaiian moonshine found on him and two gallons in his quarters. Judge sets $150 bail. Melrose recently arrived from Hawaii and will load at Puget Sound Mills & Timber Co. wharf for Hilo.
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Port Angeles
Pacific Sailings Schedule for Transpacific Trade
The Pacific Steamship Company list shows sailings from Seattle to Yokohama Kobe Shanghai Hong Kong Manila Dairen Singapore and Manila. Vessels Cromskeys Endicott Wheatland Montana Eldridge Edmore Fikton City of Spokane sail from Aug 19 to Oct 2 with routes including Yokohama Kobe Shanghai Hong Kong Manila Singapore and Dairen.
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Pacific Steamship Company
Seattle
Cromskeys
Yokohama
Kobe
Shanghai
Hongkong
Manila
Endicott
Dairen
Wheatland Montana
Singapore
Eldridge
Edmore
Fikton
Datren
City of
Spokane
Hong Kong
Victoria Arrives in Seattle With Cannery Workers
The Alaska Steamship Company's liner Victoria, carrying over 500 passengers, including cannery workers from Carlisle Packing at the Yukon river mouth, Sockeye Salmon at False Pass, and Northwestern Fisheries at Naknek, Bristol Bay, is due in Seattle Wednesday from the Bering Sea. Passengers include travelers from Nome and St Michael.
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Alaska Steamship Company
Victoria
Carlisle Packing Company
Yukon River
Sockeye Salmon Company
False Pass
Northwestern Fisheries Company
Naknek
Bristol Bay
Seattle
Bering Sea
Nome
St Michael
We Ship Chiefly in Foreign Boats
Washington reports 10 percent more exports shipped in foreign vessels than in American ones and imports worth nearly twice as much brought by foreign ships in fiscal year 1920. The Commerce Department summary shows 50.06 percent of ships entering U S ports were American and 61.72 percent of exports were American.
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Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Weather Summary for Tatoobh Island Report
Weather Bureau at Tatoobh Island reports August 16 8 AM cloudy barometer rising wind south 15 mph. August 15 8 AM wires down 5 PM vogry wind south 12 mph. A four mast schooner towing passed into ateamer with tow at 0 AM and 12:20 PM near Iconium at 1 PM.
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Weather Bureau
Tatoobh Island
Ateamer
Arrivals and Departures for August 15 16 and Related Vessels
Ships arriving include the Arrivea from San Francisco via Port Angelen at 2 30 a m and the L Abby Maine from Alaska at 2 a m. The Yale and FB Heather arrive from a cruise at 11 a m August 15. Departures include the Admiral Schley for Tacoma at 4 20 a m and the Icontum for Hongkong via port and Manila at 10 65 p m.
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Ftr
Saginaw
San Francisco
Port Angelen
Schr
Abby Maine
Koggiung
Alaska
Yale & FB
Heather
Cruise
Admiral Schley
San Diego
Spokane
Sehr Cethana
Portland
Tacoma
Lmot Heather
Jefferson
Aisaka
Prince Rupert
B. C
Porte
Icontum
Hongkong
Manila
Admiral Goodrich
Howard
Navy Traffic Report From Northwestern to San Francisco Area
Reported by Wireless Canadian Government notes ship positions and courses around August 15. Vessels including Catherine D near Queen Charlotte Sound and Apex near Cape Lazo travel south and northbound routes, with other ships bound for Tacoma Monterey Grays Harbor and ports in the Pacific Northwest and California. Data lists times and distances from reference points such as San Francisco and Cape Mudge.
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Wireless Canadian
Northwestern
Ketchikan
Catherine D
Queen Charlotte Sound
Cape Lazo
Ater
Jefferson
Active
Paes
Admiral Goodrich
Cape Mudge
U. S Naval Communications
Mt. Everett
San Francisco
Tacoma
Frank H. Buck
Monterey
Portland
At & Pgm
Wahkeena
Aan Francinco
Grays Harbor
Grain Market Ends Quiet on Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago August 1 The grain market closed easy amid dull trade on the Chicago board of trade. March wheat fell below the open, December and March wheat, as well as corn and oats, closed lower with mixed shifts. Provisions were unchanged and cash wheat quoted around 52 to 53 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
New York Coffee and Sugar Prices Report
New York and Australia market notes show coffee and sugar prices with varying quotes. Coffee futures listed at 12.046 per pound for refined granulated. sugar granulated quoted around 22.60 cents per pound, with additional regional price references.
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N. Y
New York
Aus
Banton
Status of Frisco Market Brief Summary
Frisco Market notes show various prices and conditions for poultry products including dirties undersized pullets and extra pullets, along with cheese and fats pricing. Prices listed include per dozen and per pound measurements, reflecting a 19th century regional market snapshot with inconsistent OCR text. The entry reads as a catalog of items rather than a single event or action.
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Ban Francisco
Aus
Denver livestock market report notes steady to lower demand
Denver reports cattle sales with 2,400 head and 400 head in different lots. Steers and feeders range around $410 to $415, cows and heifers near $150, stockers up to $6550, calves about $14 to $14.75, hogs at $10.50 to $11.50, sheep and lambs weaker with lambs near $10.50 to $11.50 and ewes around $5.
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Denver
Foreign Exchange Overview From New York Market
Foreign exchange closes with mixed moves in New York on August 14. The dollar gains against the franc and lire while marks and Canadian dollar show small losses. euro and other currencies see modest shifts as demand fluctuates.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Eter Ning
France
Off & Hentimes
Can't Get Passage So Girls Join Crew
At Baltimore two women, Miss Georgiebelle Musser of Denver and Miss Jane Waters of Bonner Springs, Kan, leave their purser duties on the Cornel PF White schooner to join the crew due to difficulties in securing passage on passenger liners. The vessel is bound to Seattle via Teontum at 5 p.m., about 146 miles east of Seattle.
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San Juan
P. RR
Baltimore
Cornell
Vessels in Other Ports August Movements Noted
Report of ships and tugs in Neah Way, Arumquet, Port Angelee, San Francisco, Bellingham and Tacoma with arrivals and departures on August 15 and 16. Notable entries include Str Chaa Nelson with barge, Tug Mero with Wichtman, Str Saginaw with Chas. Nelson, Str Horace X Baxter from Seattle, Tug Storm King bound for Seattle and Str Admiral Schley from Seattle.
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Neah Vway
Chaa
Nelson
Arumquet
Wichtman
Port Angelee
Saginaw
San Francisco
Gust
Horace X. Baxter
Seattle
Eagte Marbor
Storm King
Bellingham
Thiookdale
Beattie
Tacoma
Admiral Schley
Vessels in Port at Seattle Smith Cove Terminal
List of vessels and facilities at Seattle ports including Cross Kegan Horaiean Maru Endicott Great Northern terminal Tajima Maru Kater Maru Yosematta Pacific Coast coal bunkers West Center Ketchiken Libby Maine U S A T Burnside Lander Gedney West Jeasup Roosevelt Halle Broxton Leota Fort Jackson Adria Arcademia Pesuta Black Wolf Fort Harrison Fort Stanwix Harvester etc. Includes Puget Sound Bridge Dredging Patterson and West Victor and various drydocks and elevators.
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Seattle
Smith Cove
Atr
Cross Kegan
Horaiean Maru
Endicott
Great Northern Terminal
Tajima Maru
Kater Maru
Hallard Yarde
Yosematta
Ier
Yosemite
Arizona Maru
Htr West Ceater
Ketchiken
Pacific Coast Coal Bunkera—Ty
Atk & Umatilla
Weat
Togua
West Horo
Puget Sound
Btr
Patterson
Ae Amen Yards
Str
Roosevelt
Lake Union
Halle Broxton
Leota
Ndymion
Fort Jackson
Addision
Noughton
Roweamont
Hourneville
Allenhurat
Abilia
Adria
Capraria
Hiestra
Delwin
Abydos
Arcademia
Academia
Pesuta
Black Wolf
Hickland
Hiastine
Bilanford
Agron
Anthon
Fort Harrison
Fort Stanwix
Imufka
Kiton
Looti
Dione
Cagnacan
Cozian
Cineyras
Cardia
Elissa
Sehre
Henry Wilson
Balvator
Alice
Sehr
Oregon
Heffernan Drydocks
S8tr
West Victor
Cethana
Atream
U. S
New
West Seattle
Brookdala
Open Bids for Concrete Road on Vashon Island
King County commissioners opened bids Monday for a five mile concrete road across Vashon Island from the ferry landing to Vashon Center. Kaiser Paving Co submitted the low bid around 184000 dollars among more than a dozen bids. The project is the first large build under the Lemohue road law and bids will be studied before awarding the contract.
Woolen Co. Argues Wool Not a Necessity Under Lever Act
The American Woolen company filed in the U S Supreme Court an answer to a government appeal challenging a lower court ruling quashing an indictment under the Lever act. The company contends wool is not a necessity until it is manufactured into cloth and clothing, thus challenging proof under the act's price provision.
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Washington
The
American Woolen Company Today
United States Supreme Court
Tragic drownings at Ehurne beach near Vancouver
The bodies of James Hunter aged 15 and Morgan Peace aged 18 were found at Ehurne beach five miles from Vancouver after being drawn into a whirlpool yesterday afternoon. Rescuer John Service barely escaped death during the attempted rescue.
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Vancouver
B. C
James Hunter
Morgan Peace
Ehurne Beach
Here
John Service
Remedies Proposed for Divorce Evil
Three remedies to reduce the number of divorces granted in Philadelphia were proposed by Judge John M. Patterson. The plan urges making divorce proceedings more expensive, standardizing divorce laws nationwide, and urging churches of all denominations to refuse to marry divorced persons.
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Philadelphia
Aus
John M. Patterson
Court of ‘Common Pleas
United States
Admits He Was Living Too High
Spokane, August 16. Glen L. Reynolds, a laundry collector, pleaded guilty to embezzling 57.20 dollars. He admitted chasing a champagne lifestyle on 23 dollars weekly income and said starvation wages do not mix with a gay white way. He was sentenced to 15 years in the state reformatory.
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Spokane
Glen L. Reynolds
State Reformatory
Public Markets Prices From Stalls 14 to 17
Market list of canned goods dairy produce and staples with prices at stalls 14 to 17 and neighboring stalls. Includes tomatoes olives flour sugar milk Carnation milk Crisco Lipton tea beef coffee and breakfast cereals with varied cents prices. Known stalls include 194 131 17 66 79 1508 162 27 88 61 27 1-2-3.
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Dow Reliance
Lipton’s
Gold Road
Wheatlake
Santa Clara
Sun Maid
Raisina
Stalla
Clearing Balances in Seattle and Portland Obscure Figures
Financial data shows Seattle balances of 6 571 442.52 and 1 968 775.11 and Portland figures 1 087 919.00 and 176 042.00. The rest of the text includes garbled tokens and unreadable lines.
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Seattle
Cantalooupes Drop to 2.50 a Crate in Local Market
A shipment of Turloce cantaloupes met buyers approval and pushed local cantaloupe prices down to 2.50 per crate on Monday. Burrell Gems stayed at 3.00, with steady overall markets. Half boxes of butter pears sold 0.75 to 1.00, Malaga grapes at 3.50, red raspberries up to 5.00 per crate, vegetables steady from Saturday, and extra sweet potatoes noted.
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Burrell Gems
Malaga
Benmeen
Crete
Yakima
B.C
Maingsaents
B. Wash
Lee
Wholesale vegetable and fruit price report
Prices paid at wholesale centers for vegetables fruits and related dairy and meat items. Includes beets cauliflower celery potatoes tomatoes peppers lettuce and oranges with multiple regional notes. Also lists dairy butter cheese and poultry prices and stockyard quotations for cattle calves sheep and hay and grain per ton.
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Pulleta
Senseceom
Wisconsin
Limburger
Eoeenee
America
Cantu Resignation Talks Extend Amid Abeyance
CALEXICO Cal Aug 16 Negotiations continue over Governor Cantu of Lower California and Gen Luis M. Shiavar for his resignation despite denial of an agreement from Mexico City An official statement says formal papers must reach here to conclude negotiations Cantu met American army officers at Mexicali to discuss safeguarding U S interests and property
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Calexico
Cal
Mexico City
Cantu
Lower
California
Luis M. Shiavar
Mexicali
Customs House
Alarm clock aid helps wake deaf people in Europe
A device attachment for alarm clocks has been invented in Europe to jar the beds of deaf individuals, providing a tactile wake up alert. Stella remarks on color while Ella asks about being marooned, highlighting a playful exchange in the same piece.
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Europe
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